Moosic, PA

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,973
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.7
10.3% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.21%
4.37% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$80,187
7.21% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$250,900
6.54% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,207
6.86% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Moosic, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.2% of the residents in Moosic, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Moosic, PA are Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley (83 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Moosic, PA was $250,900, and the homeownership rate was 66.6%.

Most people in Moosic, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Moosic, PA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Moosic, PA is home to a population of 5.97k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.53% of Moosic, PA residents were born outside of the country (390 people).

In 2024, there were 19.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.75k people) in Moosic, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 242 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 227 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%
2024 Citizenship
96.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of Moosic, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Moosic, PA was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Moosic, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.75k ± 502
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    242 ± 272
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    227 ± 223
6.41%
Hispanic Population
383 people

In 2024, there were 19.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.75k people) in Moosic, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 242 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 227 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.41% of the people in Moosic, PA are hispanic (383 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Moosic, PA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.53%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
390 people
5.79%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
345 people

As of 2024, 6.53% of Moosic, PA residents (390 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Moosic, PA was 5.79%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    125 ± 89
  2. Korea
    101 ± 117
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    88 ± 101

Moosic, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.24 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Moosic, PA employs 3.21k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Moosic, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (539 people), Manufacturing (489 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (322 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($227,776), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($146,364), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,583).

Employment

Occupations

3.21k
2024 Value
± 568
6.86%
1 Year growth
± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moosic, PA grew at a rate of 6.86%, from 3k employees to 3.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Moosic, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (512 people), Management Occupations (336 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (301 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Moosic, PA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.21k
2024 Value
± 568
6.86%
1 Year growth
± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moosic, PA grew at a rate of 6.86%, from 3k employees to 3.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Moosic, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (539 people), Manufacturing (489 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (322 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Moosic, PA, though some of these residents may live in Moosic, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,034
Median earning men ± $9,266
$44,500
Median earning women ± $6,209

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($146,136), Public Administration ($131,454), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,875), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,913), and Manufacturing ($52,755).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Moosic, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.491%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Moosic, PA awarded 83 degrees. The student population of Moosic, PA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 6 male students and 131 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Moosic, PA are White (52 and 62.7%), Hispanic or Latino (13 and 15.7%), Black or African American (8 and 9.64%), and Two or More Races (5 and 6.02%).

The largest universities in Moosic, PA by number of degrees awarded are Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley (83 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Moosic, PA are General Cosmetology (82 and 98.8%) and Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor (1 and 1.2%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 137 students enrolled in Moosic, PA, 4.38% men and 95.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 85 records, of which 96.5% were women and 3.53% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology
Most Common
82 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Moosic, PA was General Cosmetology with 82 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Moosic, PA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
83 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Empire Beauty School-Wyoming Valley with 83 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 2 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Moosic, PA, which is 0.0247 times less than the 81 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 52 degrees mean that there were 4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 13 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Moosic, PA was $250,900 in 2024, which is 0.754 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $235,500 to $250,900, a 6.54% increase. The homeownership rate in Moosic, PA is 66.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Moosic, PA have an average commute time of 14.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Moosic, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$250,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$48,139
$1,595
Median Property Taxes
±$349

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Moosic, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Moosic, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

66.6%
Homeownership
2024
62.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 66.6% of the housing units in Moosic, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$80,187
Median Household Income
± $16,792
2.4k
Number of Households
± 422

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.4k households in Moosic, PA grew to $80,187 from the previous year's value of $74,792.

The following chart displays the households in Moosic, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Moosic, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.7%)
  3. Walked (2.84%)

In 2024, 82.2% of workers in Moosic, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.7%) and those who walked to work (2.84%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

14.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Moosic, PA have a shorter commute time (14.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Moosic, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Moosic, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Moosic, PA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Moosic, PA (429 out of 5.95k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Moosic, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.5% of the population of Moosic, PA has health coverage, with 51.2% on employee plans, 11% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 16.2% on non-group plans, and 1.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56.4% were men and 43.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.3% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56.4% were men and 43.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.5%
Uninsured
51.2%
Employer Coverage
11%
Medicaid
13.8%
Medicare
16.2%
Non-Group
1.38%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Moosic, PA grew by 19.2% from 5.45% to 6.5%.

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